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I'm a luxury family photographer serving mothers who desire a stress-free & joyful photoshoot by providing an experience that allows my clients to enjoy each special season & receive jaw-dropping, joy-filled photos they'll pass down for generations to come.

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Welcome to The Caitlin & Luke Blog! Feel free to browse the blog's to view educational posts, lovely weddings, sweet families, and personal posts dating all the way back to 2011. Xoxo! 

Have you noticed how much families appreciate those multi-generational photos that capture everyone together! Getting three generations, twenty-plus cheerful faces, and not one person blinking in a single frame can feel like a big accomplishment in photography! Having photographed many extended families over several years, we’ve put together a dependable approach that consistently creates wonderful […]

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November 9, 2025

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Your baby’s first weeks truly are a whirlwind of gentle sighs, tiny yawns, and cozy snuggles! These special times deserve to be held onto with the thoughtfulness and care that only professional newborn photography Peoria IL can provide. Families everywhere understand the irreplaceable value of preserving these first memories through thoughtful photography, with the global […]

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November 1, 2025

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Those tiny fingers, that sweet newborn smell, the way your baby curls up, these precious first weeks pass by so quickly! If you are welcoming a little one in Champaign, Illinois, professional newborn photography offers a lovely way to freeze time and create lasting recollections of your baby’s earliest days. Table of ContentsWhy Choose Professional […]

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October 25, 2025

Can you even?! Oh my goodness, are these two just about as sweet as it gets! Ahh! This past Thursday evening, we had the absolute pleasure of getting to meet our wonderful new friends Lindsay and Nick in person for the first time! We had the opportunity to FaceTime with these two a few months […]

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October 2, 2017

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You guys!! We are So excited to get to share some super fun news with y’all today! Earlier this week, we got the incredibly exciting news that our romantic succulent-inspired styled shoot from back in August was featured over on the Cake & Lace Blog! Ahh! How fun is that?! We spent months and months […]

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September 22, 2017

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If we haven’t made it clear enough already, we REALLY love our couples. It’s just a fact! Never in our wildest dreams did we expect that we’d get to work with so many couples that we actually love being friends with, but here we are, and it is truly the best! I posted about this […]

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September 15, 2017

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If you guys only knew how long this engagement shoot has been in the works… oh my goodness! We are SO excited that we finally got to meet our sweet friends Taylor and Jessica just outside of Bloomington at Comlara Park, on Thursday of last week. Back in February, we got the sweetest inquiry from […]

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September 11, 2017

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Apparently, we blinked and it became September!! Who else can relate to us and feels the exact same way?! Oh my goodness gracious! We’ve been so looking forward to September around here for a lot of reasons – pumpkin spice lattes might be one of them 😉 – and one of those reasons was that […]

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September 5, 2017

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Happy Tuesday friends!! We are so incredibly excited to be sharing this beautiful wedding on the blog today… ah! Several months ago, The sweetest bride-to-be contacted us about their August wedding, and we instantly connected SO well. Just the way Devyn described her and her fiancé Phillip’s relationship and their love for their adorable little […]

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August 29, 2017

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